The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-24
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81. Paul, Alexandra, Jennings,
Lake Arthur and HaIi
Railway COMPANY,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA D
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
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l STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF UALCAsIEU. y
TDEIT KNOWN, That on the Both day Of
IL July, in the year Of our Lord One Ihonsanu
Eight Hundred and Eighty Seven, and Of the In
dependence of the United States Of America the
One Hundred and Eleventh before me T. Al
Burke, Notary Pnblic duly commissioned ang
qualified for the Parish Of Calcasieu and state OF
Louisiana and IN the presence Of witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared WILLIAM CARY, WILLIAM L;
| DANIELS WILLIAM II. HARRIS, EUGENE
| IlECHAhIPS, JIi-, "A. j. MCEAIlLAlh, DIES lIh
HERBERT, YALEIBY .LEi9OUA, SNLV ESIEh
In. CARY, DBLIEO DBROURN, DAVID d:
ANDRUS. EDWARD i. SIIANELIN, LUGIUS
/ s. CUTTING q d. L. SWEET, who severaly de
Clarel that awaiting themselves OF the general
laws Of this State relative to tho organization OF
corporation, for works Of public improvements
etc they have fOTTned themselves into and do ny
these presents form themselves into and o0nsnt-
bnte q corporation with all the powers vestCd by
law an Enoh corporations, ami DO ny theso presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves under thu
following agreement and stipulatlons, which they
RdopL as the charter, tosEyit
ARTICLE /
Tho corporate naTno Of said company is hereby
declared to be the ST. PAUL. ALEXANDRIA.
JENNINGS LAKE ARTHUR AND GULF
RAILWAY COMPANY, and its dOlnielle shall
be in the town OF 8nninEs, IN Parish OF Calcasleu
ARTICLE II.
This COMPANY shall enjoy succession and retain
its c0FUorate existence for the period Of ninety
nine wears from its foundation. The ETosldent
of tho COMPANY and in his absence tho Secretary.
and in the absence Of both Of these the treasurer
is hereby designated as the officer on whom all
citations and other legal process shall BE- served
Tho COMPANY shall have - corporate seal OF sucl'
device, a. til, Board Of Directors may determine.
ARTICLE III.
Thi, corporation I- established wjih tho objects
aud puIlluru= following tu-Wits io construct
build ami thereafter u OWL maintain and ur" as
n raiIrOud tpnn such II course and on such q ruut''
and with SUE tracts the Board O Directors
may deem proper and eNpedient to run irUlU
point 1t ! nHulugs on the Louisiana Western Kali
Fulgl In ihr eastern part Of the parish Of Gaiuaseu
and SLatn Of Louisiana III q northery direction.
through the eastern part 10 north linz OF the
Stat Of Louisiana ." construct, maintain aud
upCratr su6h sid,-t tracks turn-Outs and branch
ruads in connection with said railroad said
board Of Directors may fix and 10 establish and
maintain in connection with said railroad all nee
essary freight and passenger dep0tS and other ac-
cessUries t. To construct, build and thereafter
OWL maintain aud As a railroad upon Snch
course and along such route and with such tracks
as the board Of Directors OF said company may
deem proper and eXpBdiGnt, to run from point Al
Jennings, al the LOUISIANA " CsteTll ka2iTOau ~
The parIsh 8f CgluGslrU Ill a sUutheASterlN dlreC-
lion through iht parish q GaIcaslGU h. Lax"
Arthur Thence southeast through tb.. pallsll OF
NpIlnillun u Is point thai iuay be liked by said
Board Of directors uI the Bay Of eTnlA0u, and
a. lUuaLr construct maintain and Use III conncI-
tiuu with said railroad, all necessary freight and
ger depOis and other acCessoTl0s, including
such side tracks, tuTn-ORLs and branches said
Board Of Directors may fix Or doom proper
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